The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-05-19

considered safe as the water is subsidiny. The
| grist mill is considerably damaged. No communi-
cation between this and the other side Is AL the
bridges are gone, except the carling mill bridge,
| Elnton's saw mill is very much damaged. and all
| his logs gone Lamson's carriage shop is gone
| and his barn is nearly undermined 1t hangs at
| the present time by two corners. Dodges tannery
is somewhat damaged and his bridge and dam are
| swept away. | will have to send this letter to
Knox, as there is no conveyance from here to the
! station The water is subsiding-about 20 men
| with teams at work trying to stop the breach
| ...Anothcr correspondent, writing of the break
/ Ing away of the dam at eleven o'clock Sunday
| night, says: In short time the end of tie lower
| story of the saw mill was swept away and logs
were piled among the shafting and srcwn for a
| long distance. About three o'clock j. ID. Iamson's
carriage house was swept away and the next fore
noon his barn was undermined by the swift cur
| rent and soon was total wreck. The principal
losers were Fuller Bros, &. Banton saw mill, 7.
| Bessey, wooden mill, j. ID. lamson buildings, ID.
| W. Dodge at his tannery. The town is also dam
I aged quite extensively. Damages estimated $1,000.
| PROSPECT. Mrs. NJ S. Mudgett has returned
| from visiting friends in Bangor. MIR. Joseph
| Ellis and wife of Brooks visiting at Capt. A.
| a. CHM Mrs. ElveEa Grant has been visiting
| friends i'll Bucksport.. MIR. Sanford Libby has
been promoted to first porter steamer Penobscot.
....Miss Fannie Crockett Is visiting her parents,
| Mr. and Mrs. -tard Crockett...... Miss Fannie
Marden is teaching school In North Searsport -.
| Mr. and Mrs. c. c. Homer and daughter of Bucks
port were visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Allar,i Crockett
last week. .....Miss Mary Mudgett has returned
from FoXboro, Mass. Mrs Eta Mudgctt is visit
ing her mother in Waldoboro. Miss Grace Libby
and scholars celebrated Arbor day; alao Capt G.
| W. Dow and many others Mr. Bert Hopkins
| has been buying cows for Vinalhaven and paid as
high as $50 for one of c. ii. Litteield's He also
got good ones of Capt. Robert Ktllman, H. b.
| Heagan and Luther George, of Stockton, and
Others Mr.. Hopkins will buy hay now for the
| same market. MIR. James Saunders of Blue Hill
was att +. Could last week with his noted stallion
Satan. He will stand for service at the barn of C.
| II. Littlefed a part of the season THE Grange
voted at last meeting to hold fair the coming fall
lsy request the Grange ut the last meeting voted
to give the use of the hall for the reunion of the
| Partridge family to be held the coming summer.
| ...Our skilled dressmakcr Miss Carrie Il. Grant
will leave next week for Belfast to be gone some
time. The women in town object. We called
| on Mr.. Chesley Ridley last week and he brought
out of the cellar a mammoth turnip. solid, sound
and good shaped. that weighed Is lbs last fall
| when put in. Potatoes have taken rise A
| bright dollar brings bushel now. The select
| men have inspected the new road machines that
arrived at Searsport last week for Swanville and
Waldo or Searsport, and have concluded to take a
Champion. The machine will arrive on the steamer
ut Wintcrport this week and Prospect will then be
/ Chased among the towns with road machine.
II. Il. Littefiell has some good stock and one good
COW for sale.